scutata, Echeneis Günther [A.] 1860:401, Pl. 10 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42); ref. 18213] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1952.10.8.1. •Synonym of Remora australis (Bennett 1840) -- (Lachner 1973:638 [ref. 7221], Lachner & Post 1990:727 [ref. 18541], Gomon et al. 1994:580 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:30 [ref. 23547], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:82 [ref. 26753], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:44 [ref. 36649], Parenti 2021:569 [ref. 38651]). Current status: Synonym of Remora australis (Bennett 1840). Echeneidae. Habitat: marine.